REMEMBER THIS?

You may, but the Internet does not, judging by how Space Cases is never mentioned in the countless nostalgia articles, listicles, T-shirts, references (etc) found throughout the web. I have taken it upon myself to correct this cosmic Internet wrong. The popular shows that us 90's kids all remember were great, but these forgotten shows were great too. What were they? Put on your rose-tinted nostalgia goggles and let's take a look.

Space Cases

Plot: A bunch of crazy space kids (not all of the same species) wind up on a space ship and go on adventures. As always, hilarity ensues. Danny Tamberelli was in an episode.

Notes: "Catalina" (Jewel Staite) was Kaylee in Firefly. "Radu" (Kristian Ayre) voiced the owl in the Little Bear tv show. "Harlan Band" (Walter Jones) played the black ranger in the first incarnation of Power Rangers.

Other thoughts: Any time myself, my sisters, or my friends heard the intro to this song, we groaned. Hey Dude wasn't our cup of tea. Apparently, it wasn't anyone else's as it only lasted 2 years. However, perhaps that was because it was too ahead of its time. Hey Dude catered to a teenage demographic, one that didn't exist yet for Nickelodeon but would become huge for them as time went on.

My Brother and Me

Notes: There was a kid nicknamed "Goo" in the show. Nickelodeon's first show to feature an all-African American cast. A video of "Alfie" (Arthur Reggie) rolling a blunt on YouTube surfaced years later.

Here's an episode:

The Secret World of Alex Mack

Plot: Girl accidentally gets blasted with some kind of magic, space-age chemical. She gets superpowers from the accident including the ability to morph into metallic ooze not unlike the T-1000 from Terminator 2 (except with way worse special effects).

Notes: "Alex Mack" (Larisa Oleynik) would later have roles in Hawaii Five-0, Mad Men, and 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Other thoughts: Arguably one of the best-made, non-animated Nickelodeon shows of the 1990s.

The first episode:

In conclusion...

I hope this list of shows has rekindled the dimming embers of these shows to brightly burning flames within your memory. People from our generation will always remember Rugrats, Clarissa Explains It All, Legends of the Hidden Temple, and so many other shows. However, the ones listed above (and perhaps even a few more) were never quite as popular as these mega-hits and therefore are doomed to be forgotten if the internet world isn't periodically reminded about them. I hope you enjoyed the trip down memory lane, even if it may have been a bit foggy due to the obscure subject matter.